Brake mechanism.



Stark and State of EDWARD O..FLIOHINGER, or MASSILLON, OHIO. BRAKE MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented June 19, 1906.

Application filed November 11,1906. Serial No. 286,868.

To aZZ whom it mag/concern;

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. FLIoHIN- GER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Massillon, in the county of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brake Mechan- 1 ism, of which the following is a specification.

ing the-wheels of each truck upon the stationary truck-frame, and 2 the This invention relates to improvements in brake mechanisms for railway-cars, the primary object of the invention being to rovide a construction of brake mechanism w ich obviates the use of brake-beams and other cumbersome appliances and disposes the brake-operating levers upon the trucks of the cars, the levers being combined and arranged in'such manner as to yield'a high degree of braking pressure,

In the accompanying drawings, illustrat ing the invention, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a truck equipped with my improved brake mechanism. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the truck and brake mechanism on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

In accordance with my invention the brake devices for operating the brake-shoes engagare mounted truck-bolster, the numeral 1 in the drawings designating the stationary bolster. Secured to each side of the bolster on opposite sides of the transverse center thereof are fulcrum blocks or brackets '3, to each of which is pivotally connected a brake-lever 4..

Each brake-lever 4 is of bell-crankform, and the outer arm thereof is arranged horizontally or extended at a slight downward angle from the fulcrum-block and has pivotally connected thereto the brake-shoe 5, while the inner arm of the lever extends at an angle upwardly and outwardly from the beam. The inner arms of each set of levers are dis osed in convergent relation and are pivota ly connected by links 6' to ing-lever 7. The lever 7 is disposed upon one side of the beam and fulcrumed between its ends to a block or bracket 8,'the links of the adjacent set of brake-levers being connected with said operating-lever below the pivotal point thereof, while the links of the other set of brake-leversare connected with parts des'cribed'it will be an operat the operating-lever above its pivotal point and extend across the up er surface of the bolster 2 and in practice between the same and the superposed bolster member connected with the body of the car. The arrangement of the set of links 6, which crosses the beam, is such as to prevent interference with the center pinupon which the truck is pivotally mounted, said levers being preferably disposed so as to extend on opposlte sides of sai pin, as shown in Fig. 1. .The upper end of the lever 7, is connected in the customary manner with a brake-rod 9, which may be controlled through the usual brake-actuating connection. It will be a parent that when the lever 7 swings in one sets of brake-levers will be operated through the links to appl' the brake-shoe to the wheel, but when said fever swings in the o posite direction both sets of brake-levers wi 1 be retracted. I By the construction and seen that high power maybe obtained for applying brakeshoes with the requisite degree of force and that the use of brake-beams and other cumbersome parts is obviated;

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a brake mechanism, the combination with a truck having abolster, of a pair of brake-levers disposed upon each side of the bolster, each set of levers carrying brakeshoes at one end and having convergentlvarranged opposite ends extending outwardly from the bolster, an o crating-lever fulcru med up on one side of tile bolster, and links connecting the convergently-arranged ends of the opposite sets of levers to the operatinglever above and below the pivotal connection of the latter. I

2. In a brake mechanism, the combination of a car-truck having a bolster, fulcrumblocks on opposite sides of'the bolster, bellcrank brake-levers fulcrumed to said blocks, each set of levers carrying brake-shoes at their outer ends and having their inner ends convergently arranged and extending outwardly from the bolster, one set of levers having its converging, ends extending upwardly irection both at an angle above the plane of the bolster, an

In testimony whereof I affiir my signature 0 erating-lever fulcrumed upon one side of in presence of two Witnesses;

t e bolster, and links pivotally connecting the convergent ends of the brake-levers to '5 the operating-lever above and below the pivotal connection of the latter, one set of links extending across the bolster;

EDWARD O. FLICHINGER;

Witnesses: I

WILLIAM J. Rlns, ISAAC OoWARD; 

